Per the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) website, “The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.”
Check out the full list of nominees in TV, movie, music, comic books, newspapers, magazines, online, digital and Spanish language categories
Outstanding Drama Series
- Degrassi – TeenNick
- The Fosters – ABC Family
- Game of Thrones – HBO
- Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
- How to Get Away with Murder – ABC
- Last Tango in Halifax – PBS
- Masters of Sex – Showtime
- Orphan Black – BBC America
- Pretty Little Liars – ABC Family
- Shameless – Showtime
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX
- Faking It – MTV
- Glee – FOX
- Looking – HBO
- Modern Family – ABC
- Orange Is the New Black – Netflix
- Please Like Me – Pivot
- Sirens – USA Network
- Transparent – Amazon Instant Video
- Vicious – PBS
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
- “Deep Breath” Doctor Who – BBC America
- “Down a Tree” Good Luck Charlie – Disney Channel
- “Identity Crisis” Drop Dead Diva – Lifetime
- “Let’s Have a Baby”Playing House – USA Network
- “No Lack of Void” Elementary – CBS
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
- The Normal Heart – HBO
Outstanding Documentary
- The Case Against 8 – HBO
- L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin – Showtime
- Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word – Logo / MTV
- To Russia with Love – Epix
- True Trans with Laura Jane Grace – AOL Originals
Outstanding Reality Program
- B.O.R.N. to Style – FYI
- Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce – Fuse
- Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project – VH1
- R&B Divas: Atlanta – TV One
- Survivor: San Juan del Sur – CBS
Outstanding Daily Drama
- Days of Our Lives – NBC
- General Hospital – ABC
Outstanding Talk Show Episode
- “Issues Facing the Transgender Community” Katie – syndicated
- “Laverne Cox discusses ‘The T Word'” The View – ABC
- “Michael Sam” Oprah Prime – OWN
- “Pepe Julian Onziema” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
- “Robin Roberts” The Ellen DeGeneres Show – syndicated
Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine
- “Coming Out” Nick News With Linda Ellerbee – Nickelodeon
- “Gay and Muslim in America” America Tonight – Al Jazeera America
- “Gay Rodeo” This is Life with Lisa Ling – CNN
- Infield & Out: Baseball for All” Morning Joe – MSNBC
- “Transgender Society” [series] Ronan Farrow Daily – MSNBC
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
- “Change is Coming to the South” Melissa Harris-Perry – MSNBC
- “Fired for Being Gay?” MSNBC Live – MSNBC
- “License to Discriminate?” Anderson Cooper 360 – CNN
- “A Model with a Mission” Alicia Menendez Tonight – Fusion
- “Transgender Tipping Point?” This Week – ABC
Outstanding Film – Wide Release
- The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
- Love is Strange – Sony Pictures Classics
- Pride – CBS Films
- The Skeleton Twins – Roadside Attractions
- Tammy – Warner Bros. Pictures
Outstanding Film – Limited Release
- Dear White People – Lionsgate
- Life Partners – Magnolia Pictures
- Lilting – Strand Releasing
- The Way He Looks – Strand Releasing
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Film Movement
Outstanding Music Artist
- Against Me!,Transgender Dysphoria Blues – Xtra Mile Recordings
- Angel Haze, Dirty Gold – Island Records / Republic Records
- Mary Gauthier,Trouble & Love – In the Black Records
- Mary Lambert, Heart on My Sleeve – Capitol Records
- Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour – Capitol Records
Outstanding Comic Book
- Hawkeye, written by Matt Fraction – Marvel Comics
- Lumberjanes, written by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis – BOOM! Studios
- Memetic, written by James Tynion IV – BOOM! Studios
- Rat Queens, written by Kurtis J. Wiebe – Image Comics
- Saga, written by Brian K. Vaughan – Image Comics
Outstanding Newspaper Article
- “A Christian Family, a Gay Son and a Wichita Father’s Change of Heart” by Roy Wenzl – The Wichita Eagle
- “For Transgender Service Members, Honesty Can End Career” by Ernesto Londoño – The Washington Post
- “An Identity to Call Their Own” [series] by Michael A. Fuoco and Mackenzie Carpenter – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- “Longtime Utah LGBT Advocates Recount Brutal History” by Erin Alberty – Salt Lake City Tribune
- “When They Stopped Waiting” by Shaun McKinnon – The Arizona Republic
Outstanding Magazine Article
- “Do Ask, Do Tell” by S.L. Price – Sports Illustrated
- “Inside the Iron Closet: What It’s Like to Be Gay in Putin’s Russia” by Jeff Sharlet – GQ
- “Sex Without Fear” by Tim Murphy – New York
- “The Forsaken” by Alex Morris – Rolling Stone
- “The Transgender Tipping Point” by Katy Steinmetz – Time
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
- Essence
- Glamour
- Out
- Sports Illustrated
- Time
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
- “31 Days of PrEP” [series] – Advocate.com
- “Black Parents, Gay Sons and Redefining Masculinity” by Edward Wyckoff Williams – TheRoot.com
- “Conner Mertens came out to his college football team. Now he comes out publicly.” by Cyd Zeigler – Outsports.com
- “A Nun’s Secret Ministry Brings Hope to the Transgender Community” by Nathan Schneider – America.Aljazeera.com
- “A Year Later, ‘Nothing’ Has Changed Since Transgender Woman Islan Nettles was Killed” by Tony Merevick – Buzzfeed.com
Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia
- “Left Behind: LGBT Homeless Youth Struggle to Survive on the Streets” by Miranda Leitsinger – NBCNews.com
- “Why did the U.S. Lock Up These Women with Men?” by Cristina Costantini, Jorge Rivas, Kristofer Ríos – Fusion.net
- “With Technology I Didn’t Have to Sell My Body” by Kerri Pang – MSNBC.com
- “Young and Gay: Jamaica’s Gully Queens” by Adri Murguia, Christo Geoghegan – News.Vice.com
- “Young and Gay in Putin’s Russia” by Milene Larsson – News.Vice.com
Outstanding Blog
- The Art of Transliness – theartoftransliness.com
- Autostraddle – autostraddle.com
- Box Turtle Bulletin – boxturtlebulletin.com
- Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters – holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com
- My Fabulous Disease – marksking.com
Special Recognition
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – BioWare/Electronic Arts
Outstanding Daytime Program Episode (Spanish Language)
- “Cementerio homófobo” Caso Cerrado – Telemundo
- “Maestro despedido por [ser] gay” Caso Cerrado – Telemundo
- “Un mundo de juegos” La Rosa de Guadalupe – Univision
Outstanding Television Interview (Spanish Language)
- “Abigail Pereira participante transgénero de Yo Soy El Artista” Suelta La Sopa Extra – Telemundo
- “En cuerpo ajeno” Un Nuevo Día – Telemundo
- “Felicia en Ventaneando: Platica sobre su transformación” Ventaneando – Azteca
- “Identidad Sin Fronteras: Inmigrantes transgénero buscan nueva vida en EEUU” Despierta América – Univision
- “Intolerancia familiar” Realidades en Contexto – CNN en Español
Outstanding Documentary (Spanish Language)
- “Identidad sin fronteras” Panorámica – Univision/Pivot
- La Travesía del Atleta Gay – CNN en Español
Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine (Spanish Language)
- “Felipe Najera abre su corazón” Primer Impacto – Univision
- “Michael Sam confiesa su homosexualidad” Sin Límites – CNN Latino
- “Orlando Cruz habla de su vida” Al Rojo Vivo – Telemundo
- “Vínculos rupturas” Aquí y Ahora – Univision
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment (Spanish Language)
- “Corte Suprema de Justicia en EE.UU decline estudiar recursos sobre bodas del mismo sexo” Informativo NTN – NTN24
- “La historia de una [mujer] transexual” Café CNN – CNN
- “Obama apoya la comunidad transgénera” Noticias MundoFOX – MundoFOX
- “Posibles sanciones” Noticiero Telemundo – Telemundo
- “Ya no hay obstáculos” Noticiero Univision – Univision
Outstanding Local TV Journalism (Spanish Language)
- “Cobertura de Spirit Day” [serie] Noticias 34 – KMEX-Univision 34 [Los Angeles]
- “En centros de detención” Noticias Telemundo Arizona – KTAZ-Telemundo 39 [Phoenix]
- “Justicia para Zoraida Reyes” Noticiero Telemundo – KVEA-Telemundo 52 [Los Angeles]
- “Nombran a la primer mujer gay al Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico” Ultima Hora – Univision [Puerto Rico]
- “Tacones de charro” Noticias 34 – KMEX-Univision 34 [Los Angeles]
Outstanding Newspaper Article (Spanish Language)
- “Caravana gay en contra la marginalidad social” por Panky Corcino – El Diario New York
- “¿Es la TV latina homofóbica? La respuesta te sorprenderá?” por Marta Sarabia – La Opinión
- “Gay, indocumentado y sin cuidados médicos” por Patricia A González-Portillo – La Opinión
- “Latino gay elegido alcalde de Long Beach responde a ataques homofóbicos” por Olivia Tallet – La Voz de Houston
- “Mamá, soy homosexual dijo Ricardo; su familia no entendió y lo corrió de su casa” por Selene Rivera – Hoy Los Angeles
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article (Spanish Language)
- “Identidad sin fronteras, un documental sobre los inmigrantes transgénero” – PeopleenEspañol.com
- “Identidades invisibles” [serie] por Marcos Billy Guzmán – ElNuevoDia.com
- “¿Qué tan difícil es salir del clóset en Colombia?” – BBCMundo.com
- “Ser gay en China: La bandera del arco iris ondea libremente” – CNNEspanol.CNN.com
- “Una misión: repartir amor” por Istra Pacheco – PrimeraHora.com
Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia (Spanish Language)
- “Derechos de los homosexuales entran a la campaña electoral en Brasil” por Shasta Darlington – CNNEspanol.CNN.com
- “Hispanos LGBT quieren su propia reforma” por Álvaro Ortiz – LaVozTX.com
- “Maite Oronoz jura como juez asociada del Tribunal Supremo” por Rebecca Bamuchi – PrimeraHora.com
- “¿Que es ENDA?” por Cary Tabares – Univision.com
- “Venezuela: Madre lesbiana pide al Parlamento reconocer derechos de su hijo” – EFE.com
Special Recognition (Spanish Language)
- “Era Diferente” Los Tigres del Norte
